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Writing Analysis Strategy: Part III: Analysis of a Multigenre Piece
Read each piece of the project carefully and check all that apply. Write specific examples in the space below for each of the genres in the project.
Genre _Coverpage Examples
What effective choices did the writer make regarding use
of information, appearance, and point of view?
1. The reader learns about the topic from the piece. □ Yes
2. What visual techniques did the writer use to enhance
authenticity and mood?
Appearance
Font □ Yes
Arrangement on page □ Yes
Graphics □ Yes
Other □ Yes
3. What point of view did the writer select?
The subject’s □Yes An inanimate object’s □ Other □
Organization
How did the writer choose to organize the piece to
accomplish the purpose?
1. Organizational pattern
Chronological □ Order of importance □ Categorical □Yes Inverted pyramid □ Problem solution □ Spatial □ Other □
©2006 by Melinda Putz from A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.


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2. Lead
Makes reader want to read on □ Yes
Introduces subject □ Yes
3. Transitions
Uses words or phrases to link ideas □ Yes
Ideas lead naturally one to the next □
Lack of transitions is appropriate for piece □
4. Ending
Smooth and natural □
Piece feels like a unified whole □ Yes
Writer effectively leaves the reader in
suspense or wonder □
Language and Style
Which word choices are particularly effective?
Specific action verbs □
Specific nouns □ Yes
Unique language use □
Sentence variety □
What language techniques did the writer use to
enhance authenticity and mood?
Spelling □ Yes
Sentence style □ Yes
Dialect □ Yes
Register □
Other □
©2006 by Melinda Putz from A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.